What You Don't Need

When you have diabetes, there are always people and companies telling you what you need to do and what to buy. I'd like to take a different twist on this advice and instead tell you what you don't need to do and what you don't need to buy for your feet. Save your money and save your feet.

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Lindsey Guerin
Because I wear my Dexcom on my arm, I’ve slowly adjusted to the fact that people will ask me about it. Sometimes it’s the rude and inquisitive “What’s that?” and sometimes it’s somewhat sincere curiosity “Is that a (insert random type of medical device that they assume)?” Sometimes it bothers me more than others depending on how they ask and how they respond once I’ve told them what it is. I have limits to how much myth-busting I want to do in everyday conversation and how much rudeness I can...